[In the 708th year of the Holy Calendar, in November, Pedro had a new baby. She looked small and fair. Her name was... Ivana? Am I a big brother?] [Another day of training. As Pedro's eldest son, I must work harder. Are you watching me practice swordplay? Ivana? Then I need to work harder...] [Pairing, I really miss... the way I first picked up the sword. This time it's my turn to be the teacher...] [Ten moves, I'll give you some face... But you don't have to cry if you lose, right? You're so cute, Ivana...] [Thirty-seven moves, it's only been four months. No, I must not have used my full strength. I should be more serious next time...] [I lost. I actually lost. How could this be possible? It's really embarrassing in front of you. As a big brother, I must work hard to win back next time...] [Ivana, why can you always easily learn skills that I can't master? Am I not working hard enough? ] [In the year 722 of the Holy Calendar, July, the first knight assessment... If I can pass it, I can become a priest, right? The Pedro family will also be able to improve...] [Failure... Failure... Failure! ] [The second knight selection, the third round, is this my limit? ] [From morning to night, there is no point in training, except training. I am afraid I will never pass the knight assessment...] [Father, why do you look at me with such expectation? Why don't you want to give up on me? ] [This look again, do you hate me? Ivana? I can understand how you feel. A useless person robbed you of the opportunity that belonged to you... If it were you, you would definitely be able to do it, my sister...] [Maybe without me, everything will be fine... Ivana, I will give you everything you want, this is the only way...] ...

The brown-haired girl flipped through the diary page by page, and through the cold words, she learned about her brother who made her extremely envious, who was highly expected by her father, but who could not do anything well...

She had resented such injustice. All her efforts and her swordsmanship, which she was proud of, were just tools to attract the attention of the son of the Duke of Nordland in her father's eyes.

If I had the chance, I would definitely pass the knight test, I would definitely revive the Pedro family, and I would definitely make my father see me clearly...

So for her brother who had all the family resources and could receive formal knight training at any time, but failed time and time again... Ivana hated him so much that she even hated him...

[How cute, Ivana...] The girl's body trembled as she ran her fingers across the wrinkled paper and looked at the words on it. Crystal clear tears flowed down her cheeks and continued to fall on the paper...

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Ivana murmured to herself, her mind was blank, but the tears in her eyes could not stop flowing, and her heart was filled with strong regret... Ivana had never hated herself so much.

She thought she had forgotten how to cry, which was a privilege only enjoyed by those who were the center of attention...

Outside the mansion, flames leaped up, but the room fell into deathly silence, with only the suppressed, intermittent sobs echoing continuously.

It was not until the door of the room was slammed open that the girl turned her head in confusion.

Baron Pedro rushed in and looked around the messy scene in the room. When he saw Ivana, who was frightened and crying silently in the corner, he became furious and asked angrily.

"Do you know how big a mess the outside world is in, Ivana? Why are you still sitting here alone? Where is Lotte? Where is he now?"

As he was speaking, another explosion was heard outside the mansion.

"Did something happen outside?" Ivana held the tear-soaked diary in her arms and asked with her head down.

"Those damn wizards wreaked havoc in the harbor town and blew up the entire dock with a terrible witchcraft. Pastor Adrian died, Pastor Danny died, and so did Sir Sik. Even Archbishop Ansulok couldn't escape..." Baron Pedro said in horror.

Previously, in order to improve his resume, he had proposed to the Archbishop of Nordland to participate in this witch hunt. Now, if Anluk had agreed, he would have died in the harbor dock.

Hearing the unattainable names being pronounced dead one after another, the brown-haired girl was shaken and couldn't help but think of the words that Lotte said before he left.

"You are so insignificant, Ivina..."

Becoming a wizard, is that what you want, brother?

And it's all for myself.

"Where is your brother? You haven't answered me yet. Where is Lotte? We have to leave here immediately!" Baron Pedrol pinched the girl's wrist hard and asked loudly.

"Dead!" Ivina said in a low voice. She knew very well that if the information that her brother became a wizard was leaked, the entire Pedro family would be destroyed immediately.

Baron Pedro paused for a moment, and a very terrifying look appeared on his face.

"You better not play tricks on me, Evina!"

"I'm telling you, even if your brother really died, the baronship would never be yours! Never dream of something you can't get!"

Baron Pedro said angrily. No matter what the situation was, he would never let an outsider take over the Pedro family, no matter how outstanding he was! "In that case, I'm leaving..." Ivana broke free from the big hand that was holding her, put the diary in her arms, and turned around without hesitation and walked out of the door.

"Stop! Explain it to me clearly!" Baron Pedro had never expected that Ivana, who never dared to resist on weekdays, would dare to disobey him like this. A strong anger suddenly surged in his heart. He pulled out the long sword from his waist and lashed at Ivana fiercely.

Ding~ The long sword with sheath flew out of his hand, spun and fell to the ground, making a low muffled sound.

Baron Pedro's body was frozen in place, with an extremely sharp wooden spike three fingers long across his neck.

"How long has it been since you last experienced a battle, father?" Ivana looked at Pedro with a complicated expression and asked.

Baron Pedro broke out in a cold sweat and sat down on the ground. Only then did he realize that Ivana's swordsmanship was far more advanced than he knew, and had even completely surpassed his own.

Ivana dropped the wooden thorn in her hand and walked out of the room without looking back.

"Where are you going, Ivina? Where is Lotte? Tell me where he is?" Baron Pedro came to his senses and roared loudly.

"My brother is dead. Just think of him as one I killed...Father." Ivana said softly. "And I'm leaving Harbor Town to see the world..."

(PS: The first volume ends here. There is a lot of foreshadowing, so please understand. The next part is the plot of the second volume. In addition, I ask for everything about the new book!) 　Thanks to the book friend obsessed with chemistry for the 1,500 starting coins, Zhenhong’s Oath, Baimu Yaodao, Hanpi Mo, Lao Na Xin Jesus, and Yi Karat’s Dream for the 100 starting coins, and the book friend 20200111141048351 for the 2 starting coins

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